Where The Bailout Money Is Going: Wall Street Contributes Heavily To Obama Inauguration

• January 17, 2009

Even as these insolvent corporate giants stagger up again and again to the federal trough looking for another slopping of taxpayer “bailout” money they’re contributing millions to Obama’s inauguration fund raising efforts:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wall Street may be bruised and battered, but it still donated more money than any other U.S. industry to President-elect Barack Obama’s inaugural festivities on Tuesday, a study has found.
The Center for Responsive Politics said executives of finance, insurance and real estate companies and their family members gave $7.1 million to Obama’s inaugural committee.

Why don’t we just call this what it is? A big, fat bribe. A down payment on more bailouts and more special treatment from the incoming Obama administration. And I’m sure that Obama, while being circumspect enough about it to avoid appear as though he’s on these guys’ payroll, will be happy to oblige.
Hope ‘n change!

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http://www.valleydeals.com/cgi-bin/board2/YaBB.pl Kevin

How much are the trial lawyers, education cabal, labor goonions and other assorted slackers contributing?
http://sayanythingblog.com/ likwidshoe

The left stammers and tries to change the subject at this news.

Just look at this thread for the proof.
Mickey

“Follow The Money” is the theme for this administration.

George Soros owns the Democrats and Obama. Follow what Obama does to favor his new boss.
Carlos Alvidrez

Well I voted for obama, and still think he could make a change but the information, I just read was not that cool for me why would obama take all that money for one nigth and spend it all.
hazeylee

Shucks! I’m missing the party I helped pay for?
Mickey

This is how the Clinton’s operated and the Obama administration basically is retro Clintonian.

Same old change
NoJelly

And someone will always contribute heavily to any president’s inauguration, no matter what the circumstances,
unless it is deemed illegal to do that.

And campaigns too, except that the illegalities only apply to honest candidates.

History will show what dupes the American People were and may continue to be in light of this election…
NoJelly

And if you were the sole arbiter of what is lawfully or unlawful, those opposed to your ideology would always be in the wrong.

Wow, what elegantly stated tripe.

I don’t need to be arbitor of anything, the lawbooks are in english and amended on a constant basis, and in the ruling class rarely enforced, especially in the case of an ethic-devoid political party. Democrats do not adhere to law, they “interpret” law to make the crime null. I have no envy for your ability to accept and in fact praise less than questionable behavior in the name of some perceived ideological gain.

If your Lord & Savior is on the up & up, why are you so defensive about his refusal to display transparency in his records, academic, personal and campaign-specific? What’s the Messiah hiding?
ellinas

And campaigns too, except that the illegalities only apply to honest candidates.

NoJelly on January 18, 2009 at 09:28 am

And if you were the sole arbiter of what is lawfully or unlawful, those opposed to your ideology would always be in the wrong.
http://www.seanpercival.com/blog/2009/01/24/marcus-evans/ Marcus Evans

i agree with your post, but you have to understand that to win he needed a certain amount of money in his campaign. I’m willing to give him a chance.
http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/america_is_back/#c397018 DINO

Sure beats the way it was run during the last 8 years.

Will “bushian” become a new word for inept, corrupt and failure?
http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/america_is_back/#c397018 DINO

“I’d rather have a politician who will dance with the devil and do me some good than one who will sing with the saints and console me on my losses.”

In the case of bush, we got an administration that SLEPT with the devil and STOLE from us.

How anyone can look at the culmination of the last 8 years and see anything but complete and absolute FAILURE is beyond me. You people act like bush is leaving us a Utopia.
RWConspiracy

You people act like bush is leaving us a Utopia.

Pelosi & Frank guaranteed that wouldn’t happen.
ellinas

Where The Bailout Money Is Going: Wall Street Contributes Heavily To Obama Inauguration

By Rob on January 17, 2009 at 07:31 am

And someone will always contribute heavily to any president’s inauguration, no matter what the circumstances,
unless it is deemed illegal to do that.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

Sure beats the way it was run during the last 8 years.

“It’s ok if they’re corrupt, as long is they’re corrupt for us.”

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